Gulf Residents Likely Face Decades of Psychological Impact From BP’s Oil Disaster
This article originally appeared on Truthout. While the devastating ecological impacts of BP’s oil disaster in the Gulf of…
The Indypendent
This article originally appeared on Truthout. While the devastating ecological impacts of BP’s oil disaster in the Gulf of…
Dispersing Disaster in the Gulf
In mid-July we visited the town of Barataria, located about an hour’s drive south of New Orleans. The community…
BP Oil Poisons the Gulf of Mexico’s Food Chain
NEW ORLEANS – Environmental experts warn that the ecosystems and food chain in the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding…
Hell Has Come to South Louisiana
Clint Guidry is a shrimper from Lafitte, Louisiana. As we sit together, he shows me a picture of his…
This article originally appeared on Truthout. From the air, the area north of Grand Isle, Louisiana, much of it…
No Free Press for BP Oil Disaster
New Orleans — Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard, working in concert with oil giant BP, instituted new restrictions…
We drive south on Louisiana Highway 55 towards Pointe-au-Chien. The two-lane road hugs a bayou, like most of the…
Our first full day in Louisiana finds us venturing south from New Orleans to Houma, a town about an…
U.S. Navy Veterans Continue to Seek Justice for Israeli Attack
This article originally appeared on Truthout.org. The Israeli military has attacked a flotilla of international peace activists, killing as…
Trucking Toward Climate Change
This article originally appeared on Truthout.org. The tar sands mining project in Alberta, Canada, is possibly the largest industrial…